Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-19
ADVENTURES OF TWO SISTERS
Chicago Times.

Lille and Caty Davey, sisters, aged 1e
and IA years, respectively, arrived in
this city last night from Window Mimi.
en- route to their home in Rochester.
N. Y, and were kept over night at the
armory. The local police were advised
by telegraph of the time the girls would
reach here, and an officer met them at the
depot. The young misses are intelligent
and very pretty. They claim to belong
to good family residing at the corner
of Clinton Park and Monroe place, In
Rochester. Their story is that about
two months ago their home life became
unbearable on account of their father and
mother having separated, and the efforts
that each of their parents made to OBJ
tain possession of the children. Under
these clrcums tances the girls concluded
to seek their fortunes in the West They
accordingly dressed themselves in
clothing from the wardrobe of Younger
brother, and, without money, started on
their journey. From Rochester to Chi
cago they travelled on passenger trains,
stealing rides at times, and occasionally
appealing to the kindness of the con-
ductors. In places where they stopped
they found odd jobs to do, which kept
them In food, or, when work failed. beg
ged food enough to keep them alive.
From this city they made their way to
Window, Mimi, on freight trains, sleep
ing In box cars and generally in the com
pany of tramps and other ough charact-
ers. They claim to have successfully
concealed their sex from their dang. rous
fellow travellers. When they reached
Window they had small amount of
money, and went to the Clarkson House
to get something to eat. The proprie-
to- of the hotel was strck with the bright
ness and beauty of the two boys, as he
thought them. In answer to his inou1r-
les they told tale of having been left
orphans, and, not knowing what else to
do, had come west in search of work
The hotel keeper became so interested
In them that he made up his mind to
take care of them until they found a
home, and he elso entertained thought
that he might eventually adopt them into
his family. he provided them with new
clothes, the ones they wore having suffer
ed considerably on their long journey,
and being a religious man, took them to
church on the first Sunday after their ar.
rival. 1t was through this latter circum-
stance that their sex was discovered. |
Both "bOys" asked to be furnished with |
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strict attention to the sermon and prayed |
SO fervently that the hotel man was as
tonished to see so much religious char
acter in boys of their tender age. After
that he watched them closely, and find
ing their department modest and gener-
ally correct, began to suspect the truth. |
His suspicious once aroused it did not |
take him long to bring them to fearful
confession. They told him the whole |
truth, at the same time expressing a
wish to return home. At the solicitation
of the hotel keeper, the good people of
Window raised purse of nearly 5000,
out of which supply of proper clothing
was bought for the girls and their rail
road fare to Rochester paid. Aside
from some hard knocks and few nun
CRY days during their travels, it does not
appear that the girls came to any harm
by the trip-a piece of remarkable goo
fortune, considering the perils to whic h |
they were exposed. They will resume |
their homeward journey to-day.